M.c.Escher and abstract thought
It is not reverse-artificial-intelligence .not only escher , almost all paintings can be interpreted into abstract thought , in fact that is what the brain does. Even when you read something your brain processes this into its mental language ("hermaneutics"). 

for more on "mental language" and "abstract thought" you should check https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8i61jl8OE3XdHRCSkV1VFNqTWc/view (geoff hinton is a noted researcher in this field (ai))